Laser selective focusing utilized for remarkably enhancing the responses of photodetectors

  • Wenjuan Wang*
  • , Shaowei Wang
  • , Wei Lu
  • , Feiliang Chen
  • , Ying Zhang
  • , Xiaolan Sun
  • , Ning Li
  • , Zhifeng Li
  • , Xue Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Laser selective focusing structure has been introduced to enhance the response of the photodectectors remarkably. By using the amplitude Fresnel zone plate lens (FZPL) working in transmissive mode, high energy collection of laser light and high suppression of the other background light were obtained. A 36×gain and a 4×gain in responses were obtained for a mesa InGaAs/InP p-i-n photodetector and a planar InGaAs/InP avalanche photodetector(APD) integrated with FZPLs respectively, compared with the responses without FZPLs, when illuminated by the laser light. While illuminated by the Tungsten-halogen lamp, 30% deductions in responses were obtained with FZPLs compared with the responses without FZPLs. Strong enhancement of laser light absorption and obvious suppression of the light from the Tungsten-halogen lamp were obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1416-1420
Number of pages5
JournalInfrared and Laser Engineering
Volume43
Issue number5
StatePublished - May 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Fresnel zone plate
  • Laser selective focusing
  • Photodetectors

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